| Official Name: | Sidney Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Sidney Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montcalm |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.0 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.9 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2538 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 74.8 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 268 |
| Elevation Ft: | 879 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2478°N -85.1311°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 48884 (Sheridan) 48885 (Sidney) 48888 (Stanton) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-117-73840[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627081 |
Sidney Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,538 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township is in southwestern Montcalm County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of Stanton, the county seat. Part of the village of Sheridan occupies the southeast corner of the township. State highway M-66 runs along the eastern border of the township, connecting Stanton and Sheridan.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sidney Township has a total area of 35sqmi, of which 33.9sqmi are land and 1.1sqmi, or 3.12%, are water.[1] The western and southern parts of the township are drained by Dickerson Creek and its tributaries, part of the Flat River watershed flowing south to the Grand River. The northern and eastern parts of the township are drained by tributaries of Fish Creek, which flows east to the Maple River, another tributary of the Grand.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,563 people, 966 households, and 738 families residing in the township. The population density was 75.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,115 housing units at an average density of 32.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.43% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 966 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,682, and the median income for a family was $44,762. Males had a median income of $31,952 versus $27,069 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,045. About 8.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.